diff --git a/src/routes/api/sync.js b/src/routes/api/sync.js
index 354c3d691..b5d6590ea 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/sync.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/sync.js
@@ -139,11 +139,10 @@ function getChanged(req) {
 }
 
 function update(req) {
-    const sourceId = req.body.sourceId;
-    const entities = req.body.entities;
+    const {sourceId, entities} = req.body;
 
-    for (const {sync, entity} of entities) {
-        syncUpdateService.updateEntity(sync, entity, sourceId);
+    for (const {entityChange, entity} of entities) {
+        syncUpdateService.updateEntity(entityChange, entity, sourceId);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/services/sync_update.js b/src/services/sync_update.js
index 65b26f083..79ff2bc6a 100644
--- a/src/services/sync_update.js
+++ b/src/services/sync_update.js
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ const log = require('./log');
 const entityChangesService = require('./entity_changes.js');
 const eventService = require('./events');
 
-function updateEntity(sync, entity, sourceId) {
+function updateEntity(entityChange, entity, sourceId) {
     // can be undefined for options with isSynced=false
     if (!entity) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    const {entityName} = sync;
+    const {entityName} = entityChange;
     let updated;
 
     if (entityName === 'notes') {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function updateEntity(sync, entity, sourceId) {
         updated = updateNoteRevisionContent(entity, sourceId);
     }
     else if (entityName === 'note_reordering') {
-        updated = updateNoteReordering(sync.entityId, entity, sourceId);
+        updated = updateNoteReordering(entityChange.entityId, entity, sourceId);
     }
     else if (entityName === 'options') {
         updated = updateOptions(entity, sourceId);